Carlos Taberner and Adrian Menendez-Maceiras will play each other in the quarter of the Iasi Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1 pm on Court 2. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Taberner who should win in 2 sets.
Carlos Taberner -> 1.35
Adrian Menendez-Maceiras -> 3.2
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Prediction and head to head Carlos Taberner vs. Adrian Menendez-Maceiras
There is no head to head record between Carlos Taberner and Adrian Menendez-Maceiras since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Carlos Taberner
Ranked no. 189, Carlos reached the quarter after beating Nicola Kuhn 6-3 6-2 and Kacper Zuk 6-2 4-6 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Carlos defeated Zuk (6-2 4-6 6-3). During the match Taberner scored 101 points vs Zuk’s 91. The Spaniard was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Regarding the service games, Taberner bagged 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Carlos Taberner lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Taberner put 61% of his first serves in, winning 67% (37/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 51% (18/35) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Zuk 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Carlos has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Taberner has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 66% of his matches (249-128). 8-5 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Taberner has a 219-102 record in the last 6 years on clay.
Taberner has a 8-7 win-loss record in 2020, 8-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Iasi Challenger
Taberner didn’t play in the Iasi Challenger in 2019.
Adrian Menendez-Maceiras
Ranked no. 262, Adrian reached the quarter after defeating Evgeny Karlovskiy 6-3 3-6 6-2 and Arthur Rinderknech 6-2 6-79 7-66.
In the 2nd round, Menendez-Maceiras defeated Rinderknech (6-2 6-79 7-66). During the match Menendez-Maceiras scored 124 points vs Rinderknech’s 115. The Spaniard was extremely aggressive to blast 54 winners.
Talking about serving, Menendez-Maceiras blasted 5 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Adrian Menendez-Maceiras was exceptionally effective on serve to win 72% (54/75) of his 1st serve and 55% (23/42) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Menendez-Maceiras broke Rinderknech 4 times after converting 29% of his break points (4/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Menendez-Maceiras has a 5-6 win-loss record in 2020, 3-2 on clay (See FULL STATS)
.Last year in the Iasi Challenger
Menendez-Maceiras didn’t compete in the Iasi Challenger in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Taberner | Menendez-Maceiras |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 44 | 60 |
| Pts | 159-126 | 204-183 |
| Total Points | 285 | 387 |
| Winners | 59 | 90 |
| %Winners | 37% | 44% |
Both Taberner and Menendez-Maceiras played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Carlos Taberner conceded 1 set, while Adrian Menendez-Maceiras dropper 2 sets. Taberner has played 1 set(s) less than Menendez-Maceiras (5 vs 6). Therefore, Taberner played 16 games less than Menendez-Maceiras. The Spaniard scored 59 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Adrian made 90 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Taberner | Menendez-Maceiras |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 4 |
| 1st in | 86/140 | 137/200 |
| %1st in | 61% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 59/86 | 90/137 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 28/54 | 31/63 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 49% |
Taberner blasted 4 aces (2 per match). Menendez-Maceiras made 8 aces (4 per match). Taberner won 69% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Menendez-Maceiras won 66% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Taberner | Menendez-Maceiras |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 12 |
| Converted | 10/22 | 12/24 |
| % Converted | 45% | 50% |
| Conceded | 14 | 20 |
| Saved | 9 | 12 |
| % Saved | 64% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 8 |
The Spaniard broke his opponents 10 times with a 45% conversion rate. Taberner conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. Adrian broke his opponents 12 times with a 50% conversion rate. Menendez-Maceiras conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Taberner | ||||
| R1 Kuhn | R2 Zuk | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 4-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 27 | 44 | |
| pts | 58-35 | 101-91 | 159-126 | |
| Total points | 93 | 192 | 285 | |
| Winners | 22 | 37 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 31/50 | 55/90 | 86/140 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 22/31 | 37/55 | 59/86 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 67% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/19 | 18/35 | 28/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 51% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/14 | 10/22 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 36% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 10 | 14 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 7/10 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 70% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Menendez-Maceiras | ||||
| R1 Karlovskiy | R2 Rinderknech | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-2 | 6-2 6-79 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 34 | 60 | |
| pts | 80-68 | 124-115 | 204-183 | |
| Total points | 148 | 239 | 387 | |
| Winners | 36 | 54 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 62/83 | 75/117 | 137/200 | |
| % 1st in | 75% | 64% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 36/62 | 54/75 | 90/137 | |
| % 1st pts | 58% | 72% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/21 | 23/42 | 31/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 55% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 8/10 | 4/14 | 12/24 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 29% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | 20 | |
| Saved | 4/10 | 8/10 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 80% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
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